… We’ve seen numerous instances of Google opting everyone into new AI experiences. This is happening more and more as AI becomes the company’s core focus, but Chrome’s AI features show this is not a new phenomenon. …
… In this year’s OS releases , most Apple Intelligence devices get AFM 3 Core, a new Gemini-based model co-developed by Google and Apple. …
… And over the past year, Anthropic has released a plethora of new features, products, and surfaces for interacting with its models. Claude Code went from the CLI to the IDE to the desktop, and new tools for managing multiple agents were rolled out, too. …
… The new AI model is part of the version 3.5 family that launched at I/O . Before today, Google had only rolled out the Flash version, but we’re expecting a Pro model to drop in the coming weeks. …
… API pricing for the new model is significantly lower than the Pro model it apes. Gemini 3.5 Flash clocks in at $1.50 per 1M input tokens and $9 per 1M output tokens. The 3.1 Pro model starts at $2 and $12, respectively, and it’s higher if you use more than 200k tokens. …
… For David John Gagne of NSF’s National Center for Atmospheric Research, the impact on weather forecasting is sizable. “It’s the biggest contributor to progress both in terms of improvements in predictive accuracy and causing a reckoning in the broader atmospheric science community that has required… …
… Google is also adding new automation options, both triggers and actions. …
… Combine that with the fact that replacements for these computers are reportedly due soon and that Apple often winds down production of old models before introducing new ones, and you have a recipe for extreme shortages. …
… Plenty of publicly available models continue to produce content with no AI watermarking, and there are open models that can be trained by anyone looking to create AI images and videos on their own terms. …
… The basic version of Apple Intelligence will continue to work on all Apple Silicon Macs, including M1 devices and models like the MacBook Neo with just 8GB of RAM. But Apple’s more capable on-device models will require an M3 Mac or newer with at least 12GB of RAM. …
